ABOUT US

It started with a walk.

In January 2021, a small group of people gathered in Canberra to walk and talk. No agenda, no programme, no expectation. Just people showing up and it turned out, that was exactly what people needed.

What grew from that first walk surprised everyone involved. People kept coming back. They brought friends. They started asking what's next?

What's next turned into yoga on the grass. It turned into cooking classes around a shared kitchen. It turned into a room full of people who had never met each other, laughing like they had.

That's the thing about doing something together. It removes the pressure. You're not there to impress anyone. You're just there and so is everyone else.

The gap we're closing

1 in 3 people feel lonely. Most of them would never use that word to describe themselves. They're busy, they're functioning, they're fine. But there's a gap. A quiet one. The kind you only notice when something fills it.

WITH-ME is a registered charity built to fill that gap. Not with apps or algorithms, but with actual people, in actual places, doing things that matter to them. Walking tracks, kitchen tables, yoga mats. Canberra streets and shared meals.

Where we are now

We're still growing. New communities, new partners, new people finding their place. But the idea hasn't changed since that first walk: connection happens when people show up together.

You don't need a reason. You just need to show up.

Everything else starts WITH-YOU.